Using Search Commands in Dialog

SELECT (cont'd)

Next, I will use the SELECT command followed by my search terms.

Note that I am connecting all of the synonyms under Concept 2 with the logical operator OR. The results are shown below.

s substitut? or implant? or replac? or graft? or surger?

s substitut? or implant? or replac? or graft? or surger?
           12862  SUBSTITUT?
           16084  IMPLANT?
           16231  REPLAC?
           13594  GRAFT?
           77149  SURGER?
      S2  115354  SUBSTITUT? OR IMPLANT? OR REPLAC? OR GRAFT? OR    
                  surger?

I will continue to refine the search by adding the third concept and pressing the ENTER key. The results are shown below.

s bone? or eye? or cancellous(n)bone?

?s bone? or eye? or cancellous(n)bone?
           27109  BONE?
           12816  EYE?
             448  CANCELLOUS
           27109  BONE?
             378  CANCELLOUS(N)BONE?
      S3   39662  BONE? OR EYE? OR CANCELLOUS(N)BONE?

Go to the next page to see how to add more terms to our search.

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Learn More #2:

There are two ways to put the search strategy together:

We can put all of the search terms together in one search statement. If this method is used, and we use AND and OR operators in the same search query, we must group the synonyms using parentheses.

Example: s (acne or rosacea) and (treat? or cure?)
We can create a separate set for each concept and then group the sets together.

Example:

s acne or rosacea
s treat? or cure?
s s1 and s2

We are using Method 2 in our search strategy.

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